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First Spin, Free Music

The More 'Things Change' The More Black Spade Stays The Same

I have been loving Black Spade ever since I learned of his existence with his debut album To Serve With Love last year. He's been doing double duty as part of trio Hawthorne Headhunters who we recommended to you not...

ill Mami  |  09/18/2009 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

First Spin

Hawthorne Headhunters Will 'Wanna' Make You 'Get Up'

My grieving Michael Jackson has meant playing any and all music related to him all day, everyday since the moment I heard he had passed six days ago. My heart still is having difficulty accepting it, yet my mind only...

ill Mami  |  07/01/2009 at 3:00 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Contests & Giveaways, Events

DC Bouncers: Win Tickets To See Peter Hadar, Black Spade & W. Ellington Felton In Concert!

This is your lucky week, DC Bouncers! We have a second giveaway on deck to enjoy a night of Hip Hop Soul from Peter Hadar, Black Spade and W. Ellington Felton. The amazing lineup is scheduled to perform Thursday, June...

Butta  |  06/23/2009 at 12:00 PM  |  Leave a Comment  |  Permalink

Hip-Hop at War

Charles Hamilton Fans, Meet Black Spade

We're not even going to bag on your boy Charles Hamilton, because the jury's still out on whether or not he's worth the bullet. However, this whole Black Spade beatjacking situation has inspired copious amounts of uckery-fay and reckless greasy...

nOvaMatic  |  03/31/2009 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (7)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: My Jamaican Guy

T-Pain suffered serious injuries and broke four teeth in a freak golf cart accident on Friday. Stop laughing. [AHH]Charles Hamilton got called out for allegedly jacking a Black Spade beat. [FS]Not to be outdone by ghost bloggers, 50 Cent's...

ill Mami  |  03/30/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Rap Snacks

Appreciate Hip Hop With Our Top Picks

It's Hip Hop Appreciation Week in case you didn't know. Generally anything with "appreciation" in its title harkens back to a far gone time that people often feel the need to reminisce about, almost to the point of eulogizing it. We've attempted...

ill Mami  |  05/23/2008 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (8)  |  Permalink

Reviews

Black Spade Serves Hip Hop With Love

Black Spade's debut album To Serve With Love, released yesterday, has been racking up accolades since his four-track Loves Right Here EP dropped last November. He was featured on Soul Bounce last week as a First Spin, and despite the...

ill Mami  |  03/05/2008 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Releases

Got Any Money Left From Last Week's Soul Shopping Spree?

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Butta  |  03/04/2008 at 10:30 AM  |  Permalink

First Spin

First Spin: Black Spade

It's interesting how in the discourse that's taken place for decades over the word "nigger," i.e. who can say it, what it represents, why some feel it can be a term of endearment, etc., no other negative words that...

ill Mami  |  02/27/2008 at 2:55 PM  |  Permalink